Integrating FerryBox into UK eutrophication monitoring

Outline

• Bit of history eutrophication monitoring• FerryBox on Cefas Endeavour• QA system• Future

History of UK eutrophication monitoring (1990-2000)

• Report to OSPAR• Ship based observations• Good spatial coverage• Poor temporal resolution

Annual winter nutrient surveyOccasional summer survey

• Limited biological dataChlorophyll, oxygen

• Labour intensive (expensive)

SmartBuoy Locations6 routine monitoring sites

FerryBox on Cefas Endeavour

Salinity and temp(SBE45)

Oxygen (Aanderaa

optode)

Turner Phytoflash

Chlorophyll and turbidity

(Turner SCUFA)

Chlorophyll (Seapoint SCF)

Hull mounted PRT

ISCO water sampler

How Often?

• Parameters recorded every 1second• Each parameter create day file (1 min

average)• 10 minute data files – ftp to Cefas –

database • Track files – daily or continuous (port to

port)

Is it working? – 2009 cruise track

DO on CEnd 5/09 and CEnd 6/09

CEnd 6/09(7-10 Apr 09)

CEnd 5/09(16 Mar – 4 Apr 09)

chlorophyll from CEnd 6/09 (7-10 Apr 09)

What next – this year?

• New seawater pumps in Jan 10• QA data processing implementation• Feed QA data into the European

Marine Ecosystem Observatory (EMECO)

• Website – ships track and data trail• User accessible data on demand

Data Management SystemSensor and deployment configuration

Data Management SystemSensor and deployment configuration

Data Management SystemQA Level 2 (manual QA by expert user)

Data Management SystemQA Level 2 (manual QA – error allocation)

Data Management SystemQA Level 3 (applying field calibrations)

Data Management SystemQA Level 3 (applying field calibrations)

Web access to data

Ferries

Satellites

Research vessels

Gliders

Buoys

Towed bodies

Data Integration with EMECO

What next – after this year?

• More frequent in-situ calibration samples• More sensors?• Add pCO2• Add Met system

Thank you